Share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of forest area within protected areas was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia is 9.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia peaked at 9.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.6% | — |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +227.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 9.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 9.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.0%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.0% | 10.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Tunisia was 9.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Tunisia ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).